COOK LEADER - MCGUIRE

Air Mobility Command

New Hanover Township (NJ)

On-site

USD 32,000 - 34,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Air Mobility Command at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, seeks a Cook Leader to manage daily kitchen operations and support meal preparation for varied menus. This NAF role requires guiding staff on work assignments and coordinating cooking for multiple items.

Open to public applicants through USAJOBS, with a posting deadline of 2026-09-30. The position covers 20-40 hours per week and emphasizes safety, sanitation, and efficient meal production.

Qualifications

Supervise and guide kitchen staff on daily tasks.
Plan cooking processes for multiple items and menus.
Maintain safety and sanitation standards in all duties.

Responsibilities

Provides day-to-day guidance to employees for work assignments.
Relays instructions from supervisor for work assignments and sets the work pace.
Ensures materials and tools are available and worksite safety rules are followed.
Performs cooking tasks including roasts, broiling, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, and stewing meats, fish, and poultry.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Team guidance

Food safety

Safety rules

Education

Foreign education evaluation required

Job description

Schedule: This is a Regular Position (can work 20-40 hrs per week).

About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to Pudgy's, McGuire AFB, New Jersey.

Key Responsibilities

Provides day-to-day advice and guidance to employees for work assignments; relays instructions from the supervisor for work assignments; gets work started and sets the work pace; demonstrates work methods and provides work-related guidance; ensures that the worksite materials and tools are available; and ensures that employees follow security, safety and housekeeping rules.

Performs duties which include, but are not limited to: roasts, broils, bakes, fries, boils, steams and stews meats, fish and poultry. Prepares soups, stocks, broths, gravies, sauces and pudding without the use of packaged mixes.

Adjusts standardized recipes for number of servings, performs yield testing; prepares cold food platters such as ham, salmon and roast beef platters, salads and hors d'oeuvres; mixes and prepares cold sauces, meat glazes, molded aspics, salad dressings and carves vegetables and fruits as garnishes for food platters and dishes. Prepares entire meals which requires coordinating the cooking for several items with different cooking times and characteristics.

Plans the cooking process to produce complete meals on time and at the proper temperature. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air Mobility Command, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $23.6 – $23.6/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

What is the work schedule?

This is a This is a Regular Position (can work 20-40 hrs per week). position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.